IT BEGAN WITH A RONALD: a pictorial history of Vancouver's firefighting equipment by MATCHES, Alex - 1974

Vancouver, BC, Canada: G. Alex Matches, 1974. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The book and jacker are in very good condition. The jacket has some shelf rubbing, a few areas with small stains, the rubbing is most noticeable along the fore-edge and the corner, a few very small areas of the jacket are missing entirely, the jacket has since been wrapped in brodart for preservation purposes. Text and images inside appear clean and clear throughout. Text includes a supplementary booklet for the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs 68th annual convention. 'Vancouver, Canada's third largest city, has a fire department long considered one of North America's best. This is a Pictorial presentation of the fire apparatus used from 1886 to 1974 and contains many excellent and unpublished photos of Seagrave, American LaFrance, Amoskeag and Waterous, all world-famous manufacturers of fine equipment, as well as several little known makes. Never before has a large Canadian… Read More

Self Published, Vancouver, 1974, Fine Hardcover / Near Fine Dustjacket, 144 pages, 8.75" x 11.25".

Vancouver, BC: G. Alex Matches, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. A pictorial history of Vancouver's firefighting equipment. Slim hardcover in brown cloth with gilt titling on the spine and Vancouver Fire Department insignia in gilt on the front cover. Over 200 b&w photos. Dust jacket tattered at the heel and corners. Small closed tear. Faded at the spine. Unclipped and essentially complete. Author's signature on title page, but there is also a gift inscription in another hand. Otherwise only minor wear. Binding square and firm.

Vancouver: Mitchell Press, 1974 Original Cloth. Very Good/Good. First Edition. Signed by Author. Octavo. Corners bumped, some creasing and fading to jacket. Includes supplemental pamphlet "prepared expressly for the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs 68th annual conference". Book was inscribed by the author in 1979 for one Scott Hausmann. 144 pages, profusely illustrated..

Vancouver BC: Mitchell Press. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Some wear and scuffing of dust jacket, a few short tears. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W photos throughout. ; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 144 pages; "A pictorial presentation of the fire apparatus used from 1886-1974 and contains many excellent and unpublished photos of Seagrave, American-LaFrance, Amoskeag and Waterous, all world-famous manufacturers of equipment, as well as many little-known makes." Alex Matches had a lifelong love of firefighting. After a stint in the RCMP, he joined the Vancouver Fire Department. .

British Columbia: Self-Published, 1974. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 144 pages. A pictorial presentation of the fire apparatus used from 1886 to 1974 and contains many excellent and previously unpublished photos of Seagrave, American-LaFrance, Amoskeag and Waterous, all world-famous manufacturers of fine equipment, as well as several little-known makes. Never before has a Canadian fire department been documented in this way. A must for those interested in the evolution of firefighting equipment. Contains over 200 black and white photographs. Gilt Vancouver Fire Department logo upon brown cloth front board. Average wear to unmarked book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A sound copy..